The total amount of compensation owed by the State to each region on the date of the transfer is set by joint order of the Minister for the Interior, the Minister for the Budget and the Minister for Transport, following the opinion of the regional council and the opinion of the consultative commission on the evaluation of charges referred to in Article L. 1614-3. The Regional Council is deemed to have given its opinion if it has not made a decision within two months of the matter being referred to it.